Colombia launches $2 million plan to euthanize 80 wild hippos

10 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Apr 25

The government aims to kill at least 80 hippos, descendants of Pablo Escobar’s private zoo, by year’s end along the Magdalena River.
Previous efforts to control the invasive hippo population through neutering and relocation proved too costly and largely ineffective, prompting the new euthanasia initiative.
With the population now estimated at 170 and potentially reaching 500 by decade’s end, authorities cite ecological risks and public safety as key concerns driving the controversial measure.

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